A. No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle in any yellow loading zone for any purpose other than loading or unloading materials or passengers for such time as is permitted in this section.

B. The loading or unloading of materials shall be allowed only for those deliveries made by commercially registered and licensed vehicles or professionally signed passenger vehicles displaying an authorized commercial loading zone permit that is used for commercial business deliveries; also, the delivery or pickup of express and parcel post packages and United States mail. The loading or unloading of materials shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than thirty minutes. Evidence that there was no activity involving the loading or unloading of materials into or from a vehicle during any continuous period of time of eight minutes or longer shall constitute prima facie evidence that the vehicle was parked longer than the time necessary for loading or unloading. The council may, by resolution, temporarily extend the time for unloading and loading of materials at select locations when it is deemed in the best interest of the public due to temporary conditions such as construction, street or public parking lot closures.

C. The loading or unloading of passengers shall not extend beyond the time necessary therefor and in no event for more than three minutes and during such time no person shall leave any such vehicle unattended. (Ord. 1655 § 8, 2018: Ord. 1447 § 1, 2004; Ord. 1343 § 2, 1998: Ord. 1331 § 6, 1998: Ord. 927 § 1 (part), 1982: prior code § 3211.2)